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BRIGANCE CIBS II

Grades PreK–9 skill levels

Comprehensive Inventory of Basic Skills II

Easily assess students' strengths and needs in the classroom. Based on 35 years of research and experience in special education, the BRIGANCE® Comprehensive Inventory of Basic Skills II (CIBS II) is a comprehensive assessment tool that meets state standards and is nationally normed.

The BRIGANCE CIBS II meets the needs of today's special education teachers and administrators.

Meets IDEA/NCLB requirements

Measures academic achievement

Monitors student strengths and needs to set educational goals and support IEP writing

2010 standardized assessments comply with IDEA mandates

The criterion-referenced CIBS II includes both a Reading/ELA Inventory and a Mathematics Inventory. The CIBS II Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) Inventory includes reading and writing assessments that correlate to commonly tested reading and ELA skills and strategies that reflect state and national standards.

Reading/ELA skills assessed:

Readiness

Speech

Listening vocabulary and comprehension

Word recognition

Oral reading

Reading vocabulary and comprehension

Word analysis

Functional word recognition

Spelling

Writing

Response to writing prompts

The CIBS II Mathematics Inventory is based on NCTM focal points, which align to state standards.

Math skills assessed:

Number and operations

Algebra

Geometry

Measurement

Data analysis and probability

The nearly 400 criterion-referenced assessments in the CIBS II make it easy to identify present level of performance for students and provide ongoing assessment for academic skills at PreK to grade 9 levels.

The CIBS II Classroom Kit includes:

CIBS II Reading/ELA Inventory and Math Inventory

20 Record Books

Durable canvas tote

The BRIGANCE CIBS II Standardized features reading, writing, and math standardized assessments in one convenient inventory.

The 2010 CIBS II Standardization and Validation is representative of the U.S. population. The norm-referenced assessments in the CIBS II Standardized have high internal consistency, with an average reliability of .99 for Reading and .95 for Math.

The Reading Comprehension section contains longer passages for fluency at each reading level (K–8), allowing for grade placement. Each passage is followed by questions on these higher-level thinking strategies:

Fact/Details

Compare/Contrast

Cause/Effect

Figurative Language

Sequence

Drawing Conclusions/Making Inferences

Fact/Opinion

Named a 2010 AEP (Association of Educational Publishers) Distinguished Achievement Award Winner.
Validity and reliability information can be found here.

Free on-demand training videos are available in the BRIGANCE Courses section of the Professional Development tab.